[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease that affects the cardiovascular system. But the term is usually used to describe diseases that are linked to...

Learn about the impact of coronary artery disease on the heart, including when it begins and what can be done to stop its progression. This page includes important facts about the disease and who is at risk for developing it.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will begin to understand and define cardiovascular disease, and list its risk factors.

This resource provides an overview about heart disease.

This lesson focuses on Cardiovascular disease. The heart requires its own constant blood supply in order to keep beating and this is delivered through the coronary arteries. Genetic and lifestyle factors can lead to the coronary arteries...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors.

Index of images of various types of atherosclerosis and thrombosis.

Students are introduced to the circulatory system, the heart, and blood flow in the human body. Through guided pre-reading, during-reading and post-reading activities, students learn about the circulatory system's parts, functions and...

A revealing chart is found in this brief site that illuminates the areas of the country where the highest heart disease death rates are found. You will also find heart disease facts which contain several revealing points about the...

This site features a detailed index of photographs for cardiovascular pathology. You can see what a normal human heart looks like and what a sick one looks like too. Come and check it out.

Brief information about an enlarged heart with links to related issues from the American Heart Association.

Learn extensive information on congestive heart failure. Content includes a focus on diet concerns, necessary lifestyle and exercise changes, available treatments, tips on working with your doctor, a caregiver's guide, and more.

This tutorial presents information about cardiac rehabilitation. Rehabilitation is necessary to maintain heart health. The heart, angina, exercise, prevention, obesity and other risk factors are covered.

An animation of what surgeons do during bypass surgery.

This article offers brief information about what an aneurysm is and how to treat it.

This website gives an overview of stress, its causes, and the physical and psychological results. Case studies and a glossary are included.

This site contains pictures of hearts that have some type of problem such as narrowing of the arteries and muscle damage from a heart attack. There is also a terrific picture of the coronary artery system that supplies the heart.

Resource provides great information on the topic of heart healthy foods. The site is fairly in-depth with links scattered throughout for additional information on related subjects.